v13i2.340

Submitted date: 21 August 2023
Accepted date: 31 October 2024
Published date: XX December 2024
Pp. 136–137.

Two new additions to the amphibian fauna of Manipur, India

P. Gracy, Madhurima Das, H. Decemson & J. Purkayastha*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: jayaditya@gmail.com

Manipur has one of the least well-known amphibian faunas in the northeastern states of India. Sen (2004) recorded 17 species, Sarkar et al. (2005) recorded 14, and Frost (2024) listed 42 species of amphibians. Ningombam & Bordoloi (2007) recorded 25 species of amphibians from in and around Loktak Lake, Manipur. Manipur has all three orders of Amphibians, Urodela (salamanders: 1 species), Anura (frogs and toads: 39 species), and Apoda (caecilians: 2 species) (Frost 2024). A recent description of a salamander Tylototriton zaimeng (Decemson et al. 2023) illustrates the opportunities there are for the discovery of new herpetofaunal species in Manipur.

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